Orb wins 2013 Kentucky Derby

10:00 PM,
May 4, 2013

Five-to-one co-favorite Orb won the 139th Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

Written by

PAUL ROLFES
The Courier-Journal

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Trainer Shug McGaughey finally got his Kentucky Derby victory, as Joel Rosario pushed the button on 5-1 co-favorite Orb at the top of the stretch and rolled to a rousing 2 1/2-length victory Saturday in the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

From far back in the pack of the field of 19, Orb won for the fifth straight time and brought McGaughey and Rosario their first Derby victories, this year again worth $2 million. The winning time on a sloppy track was 2:02.89.

Orb returned $12.80, $7.40 and $5.40, with longshot Golden Soul returning $38.60 and $19.40 and ...